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Weather in Laurel, New York

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Laurel, NY
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
68%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Laurel, NY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
1a
51°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
51°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
66°
4p
65°
5p
65°
6p
61°
12%
7p
59°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
L 51°H 66°
Laurel, NY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    72°56°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    69°57°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    68°60°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    35%
    63°52°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    16%
    57°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    53°49°
Laurel, NY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 38°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 12 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Laurel, NY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.7
-1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.7
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Laurel, NY
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
20.7 μg/m³
PM 10
31.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Laurel, NY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
12:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Laurel, NY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:34 AM
Moonset
12:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Laurel, NY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Laurel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Laurel

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.